Section 11-601 – Defined Terms
(a) In Part I of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Central Collection Unit” means the Central Collection Unit in the Department of Budget and Management. (c) “Child” means a person under the age of 18 years. (d) (1) “Crime” means an act committed by a person in the State that is a crime under: (i) common […]
Section 11-602 – Persons Who May Act on Behalf of Victim
On conviction, the finding of a delinquent act, acceptance of a plea of nolo contendere, or imposition of probation before judgment for a crime under § 10-404 of the Criminal Law Article, the following persons may act on behalf of a victim: (1) the owner of the burial site; and (2) a person related by blood or […]
Section 11-603 – Restitution Determination
(a) A court may enter a judgment of restitution that orders a defendant or child respondent to make restitution in addition to any other penalty for the commission of a crime or delinquent act, if: (1) as a direct result of the crime or delinquent act, property of the victim was stolen, damaged, destroyed, converted, or unlawfully […]
Section 11-604 – Payers of Restitution
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section and notwithstanding any other law, if a child is the defendant or child respondent, the court may order the child, the child’s parent, or both to pay restitution. (b) A judgment of restitution for $10,000 issued under Part I of this subtitle is the absolute limit for each child’s […]
Section 11-605 – When Restitution Need Not Be Ordered
(a) A court need not issue a judgment of restitution under Part I of this subtitle if the court finds: (1) that the restitution obligor does not have the ability to pay the judgment of restitution; or (2) that there are extenuating circumstances that make a judgment of restitution inappropriate. (b) A court that refuses to order restitution that […]
Section 11-606 – Payment of Restitution
(a) The court may order that restitution be paid to: (1) the victim; (2) the Maryland Department of Health, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, or any other governmental unit; (3) a third–party payor, including: (i) an insurer; or (ii) any other person that has, under Part I of this subtitle: 1. compensated the victim for a property or pecuniary loss; or 2. paid […]
Section 11-607 – Compliance With Restitution Judgment
(a) (1) When a judgment of restitution has been entered under § 11–603 of this subtitle, compliance with the judgment of restitution: (i) may be a requirement in the judgment of conviction or disposition in a juvenile delinquency proceeding; (ii) if work release is ordered or allowed, shall be a condition of work release; and (iii) if probation is ordered, […]
Section 11-608 – Recording and Indexing of Judgment
(a) A judgment of restitution is a money judgment in favor of the person, governmental unit, or third-party payor to whom the restitution obligor has been ordered to pay restitution. (b) The judgment of restitution may be enforced by the person, governmental unit, or third-party payor to whom the restitution obligor has been ordered to pay restitution […]
Section 11-609 – Judgment of Circuit Court
(a) A judgment of restitution that a circuit court orders under Part I of this subtitle shall be recorded and indexed in the civil judgment index by the clerk of the circuit court as a money judgment as the Maryland Rules provide. (b) A judgment of restitution that is recorded and indexed in the civil judgment index […]